Girteka: driving development in Poland 
Girteka, a European road haulier, is continuing to develop its Polish branch in Sady near Poznan, the largest transport hub in its logistics network. This task has now been entrusted to Remigiusz Sawicki, who took over as head of transport operations in Poland at the beginning... more
We need you!
It’s a tough call, with so much uncertainty facing the freight forwarding and logistics sector, but now is the time to step up apprentice recruitment, the British International Freight Association says. Bifa director general, Steve Parker: “Now, more than ever, we need to... more
Resilinc: new CMO and CCO
Resilinc, which specialises in supply chain mapping, disruption sensing, and resiliency analytics, has appointed LeAnne Hester as chief marketing officer and April Oman as chief customer officer. Hester is an accomplished marketing executive with a career spanning over 25... more
Seaports appoints interim MD
The marketing company of the seaports of Lower Saxony has announced changes in its leadership which will come into effect next month. Managing director Andre Heim is leaving on 31 March 2024 at his own request to take on a new role outside the company. The new interim... more
A promotion and a recruitment
Transport and logistics provider DB Schenker has appointed Matilde Torquemada as CEO of its branch in Iberia. Torquemada has led the company’s commercial team as a member of the management committee for the last two years. A graduate in economics and business administration,... more
JBHT: changing of the guard
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, a provider of supply chain solutions based in North America, has appointed Shelley Simpson as its CEO and president and nominated her for election to its board of directors. Simpson has served as J.B. Hunt’s president since 1 August 2022. The... more
Captrain: changes at the helm
Johann Ubben, managing director of Captrain Deutschland Cargowest (CCW) and Captrain Netherlands (CT-NL) since 1 September 2020, will leave the Captrain Deutschland Group for personal reasons on 29 February 2024. In October last year, he asked his shareholder to terminate his... more
From DB Schenker to Maersk
Logistics expert Ole Trumpfheller will assume the position of vice president and managing director of the North Europe Continent (NEC) area of Maersk, based in Hamburg on 1 May 2024. Trumpfheller is moving from DB Schenker, where he was most recently head of global... more
HFW expands its Greek ship finance team
Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has continued to expand its Greek ship finance offering with the hire of an executive team in Piraeus, led by partners Robin Parry and Ronan Le Du. Both have decades of experience on ship finance matters and join HFW alongside a team of... more
Mycrane goes for growth in the USA
Mycrane, a global platform for online crane rental, has appointed Olga Dubinok as director of business development, USA, further strengthening its team in the USA. In her new role, Phoenix-based Dubinok’s task will be to drive continued growth in the USA, engaging with both... more